New Delhi:
The Sonia Gandhi-led National Advisory Council today approved the historic Food Security Bill which ensures food to almost 2/3 of the country's population as a right.
Mrs Sonia Gandhi will be writing shortly to PM Manmohan Singh with the recommendations and the Draft Act.
The Bill aims to provide the poor a legal guarantee for cheaper rice and wheat. According to the Bill, government will give Below Poverty Line(BPL) families food grains at Rs 35 kg per household per month at Rs 3 for rice, Rs 2 for wheat, and Rs 1 for millets.
For "general category" households, the Bill ensures 20 kg of food grains at half the Minimum Support Price (MSP).
Provisions have been made for mid-day meal schemes, pregnant and lactating women, as well as destitute and homeless people.
Mrs Sonia Gandhi will be writing shortly to PM Manmohan Singh with the recommendations and the Draft Act.
The Bill aims to provide the poor a legal guarantee for cheaper rice and wheat. According to the Bill, government will give Below Poverty Line(BPL) families food grains at Rs 35 kg per household per month at Rs 3 for rice, Rs 2 for wheat, and Rs 1 for millets.
For "general category" households, the Bill ensures 20 kg of food grains at half the Minimum Support Price (MSP).
Provisions have been made for mid-day meal schemes, pregnant and lactating women, as well as destitute and homeless people.
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